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By Hallie Golden Associated Press As Native Americans across the U.S. come together on Monday for Indigenous Peoples Day to celebrate their history and culture and acknowledge the ongoing challenges they face, many will do so with a focus on the election.
In major shift, Republicans gain majority on Scotland County …
Nov 8, 2024 — For the first time in modern history, Republicans will hold a majority of the seats on the Scotland County Board of Commissioners. Democratic incumbents John Alford and Darrell “BJ” Gibson lost their seats on Election Day to Republican challengers Tanya Edge and Jeff Shelley, respectively. An ...
Check out what’s in new NC budget for Bladen, Columbus, …
Sep 25, 2023 — By Ben Rappaport. [email protected]. After a nearly three-month delay that included squabbles over Medicaid expansion and casinos, North Carolina lawmakers passed a $30 billion budget Friday.
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Rural southeastern North Carolina matters. That’s why we dig deep into the power and people of Bladen, Columbus, Robeson and Scotland counties.
Robeson County, home to Lumbee tribe, sees small voter turnout …
Nov 6, 2024 — The campaigns for Donald Trump and Kamala Harris courted Lumbee voters ahead of the election, with both pledging support for full federal recognition for the Native American tribe. As polls closed Tuesday night, tribal members in Robeson County had spoken: Trump, a Republican, won 63.3% of the vote ...
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Nov 5, 2024 — By Sarah Nagem [email protected] The campaigns for Donald Trump and Kamala Harris courted Lumbee voters ahead of the election, with both pledging support for full federal recognition for the Native American tribe.
What the Trillium merger means for Medicaid recipients in NC's …
Jan 3, 2024 — By Ben Rappaport [email protected] Mental health services for people enrolled in Medicaid in much of southeastern North Carolina will soon be consolidated following a merger approved by the state. Trillium Health Resources will manage mental health care, substance misuse treatment and disability services for many low-income residents in 46 counties — including Bladen, Columbus ...
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Nov 8, 2024 — By Sarah Nagem [email protected] The campaigns for Donald Trump and Kamala Harris courted Lumbee voters ahead of the election, with both pledging support for full federal recognition for the Native American tribe.
NC's Border Belt counties will get millions from opioid fund. How ...
Mar 9, 2022 — Hope Alive, a nonprofit in Lumberton, plans to open a drug treatment facility in a former nursing home in Robeson County. The organization faced scrutiny when it received $10 million as part of the state budget last fall to open the center.
Public, private, home schools: Student enrollment by the numbers …
Aug 27, 2024 — The state has not yet released public school enrollment figures for last school year, but local districts have started to regain students. Robeson County schools had nearly 20,500 students last school year, up by more than 400 from the year before.